"In 1930, Silvino Grandis built his first bicycle but it wasn't
until 1965 that the first Grandis branded frame appeared. In the
years preceding 1965 he gained a wealth of experience. In 1957 as
the official mechanic of the "Venice A" team, he saw the triumph of
"his" athlete Mino Bariviera at Milan-San Pellegrino (ex Italia Tour
amateurs). Teofilo Sanson, who was well aware of Silvino's
professionalism, also engaged him as the official mechanic of Gianni
Motta of Sanson."
"By 1986, the original shop space on Via
Col. Fincato in Verona was no longer sufficient to handle the
numerous customers so a new location was opened nearby in Viale
Venezia 79. In 2004 they moved to their "Grandis Centre" at Via
Strada della Giara n°11 (which is actually in Poiano)."